Tech monopoly? Congress increases antitrust scrutiny on Facebook, Google, Amazon

House judiciary committee launches investigation into whether current laws and enforcement are enough to address competition issuesCongress is launching a bipartisan investigation into digital markets and the tech industry, looking into giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon for “competition problems” and “anti-competitive conduct”.“The open internet has delivered enormous benefits Read more

Boris Johnson seeks dismissal of misconduct charge

The former foreign secretary makes judicial review application against campaigner Boris Johnson has launched an appeal against the summons issued to him over allegations of misconduct in a public office, the businessman prosecuting him has announced.Campaigner Marcus Bal said Johnson had launched a judicial review application in the administrative court. Read more